Refuel: Slow Roasted Tomato, Quinoa & Basil Protein Soup

The chilli hit is just enough to keep things interesting without overpowering the roasted tomato flavour, and the quinoa adds a nice texture that actually makes it feel like a meal. I've been having it for lunch with a slice of toast and it keeps me full until dinner.

I usually hate watery protein soups, but the red quinoa actually gives this real texture and body instead of that chalky powder feeling. The slow roasted tomato flavor comes through sweet and deep, with the basil rounding it out nicely.

The chilli hit sneaks up on you just as the sweetness of the slow roasted tomatoes settles in — proper comforting but with enough protein to keep me full till dinner. The quinoa gives it a nice texture you don’t usually find in a soup.